现代国家的治理意涵辨析

Analysis of the Implications of the Governance of Modern State

给国家下定义无疑是政治学最困难的任务之一,这种复杂性背后是对国家作用的理解差异。经典的国家理论将国家定义为暴力机器,现代国家只是这种暴力的进一步组织化。随着经济全球化时代的来临,现代国家本身也面临朝治理的转型,使国家日益成为治理的主体,在国家作用的理解上,相应地也应赋予国家更多的治理意涵。

Defining state is undoubtedly one of the most difficult tasks of political science. Behind this complexity is the under- standing of the role of the state. The classical state theory defines the state as a machine of violence, and the modern state is merely a further organization of such violence. With the advent of the era of economic globalization, the modern state itself is facing a transition towards governance, so that the country is becoming the main body of governance.